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Mateu Lahoz has been appointed for a match on Monday February 13th, so I doubt that he will handle Bayern-Arsenal... however, and given previous appointments by RFEF, I wouldn't left him out completely. But seems unlikely.

Another article on uefa.org from Malaga:http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/refereeing/news/newsid=2438821.html#women+referees+raisingBy watching the pics, we can confirm the presence, among others, of Category 2 Aghayev.

Nice predictions. I can add a particular remark. I once heard Collina talking about the need of having always referees in top form for top clashes, especially after winter break. So, referees coming from countries like Russia and Sweden (leagues with a very long winter break), for example, should at first "recover" the long absence from the pitch and then, only after that, be appointed in sonorous games in CL. For example, an appointment in Europa League, as test, before a big game in CL, would be a good solution. So, for this reason perhaps we wont see (but of course that's not sure) immediately Eriksson and Karasev in such games... but of course I can't question on the names. They are possible in these games.However, given the observer, in Real Madrid - Napoli, we could expect an Elite official like Turpin.

Oh I didn't know this... Keeping all these points in mind, another name that pops up in my mind is Ovidiu Hategan... Uilenberg might make a good observer for him... For Benfica v Dortmund Çüneyt Çakir might be a good option or maybe Nicola Rizzoli!!

Edvartsen has quite a special style, not a "streamlined UEFA style". More authoritarian than others, he is working more with strict body language and mimic. Overall, it was a decent performance with, among others, a correct 2nd YC. AR1 unfortunately wrongly disallowed a goal by Midtylland for alleged offside after only 100 seconds. Another wrong offside in 33', both decisions not even extremely close.

Reinshreiber: Correct and absolutely mandatory YC for a reckless stemp in minute 3 - no other choice possible. However, in minute 13', an even more reckless tackle by the same player was not sanctioned with the appropriate 2nd YC. Of course noone likes to send someone off with a 2nd YC after 13 minutes, but ... it was absolutely compulsory. And did not really contribute positively to the game, which became more and more intense and characterized by hard tackles due to that.

Most yellow cards were absolutely correct after that, even 2-3 more were possible, one clear YC (not far away from violent conduct) was missed during the first half, too. The second 2nd YC was unfortunately wrong for my taste. Not even a foul. A stretched leg, but without studs shown, clearly targeted at the ball and without immediate proximity to the opponent. Penalties appeared to be correct, I unfortunately missed the first one. Generally Reinshreiber faced a very difficult game with many reckless challenges and unfair play, even though the interpersonal atmosphere itself never turned aggressive (no mass confrontations or alike). The 3rd 2nd YC was mandatory as well, he could have given another one in 90+3. But I guess nobody wanted it and he was happy to blow the final whistle soon after it... the missing 2nd YC in 13' should have been given and who knows what preventive message it would have sent. His communication was limited to a minimum, which was understandable, but made him rather like a law-executor yesterday. Due to 2 crucial mistakes and other problems, I believe he can be content about a 7,3-7,4.

Saw maybe 30 minutes of Klossner and Tohver each, nothing special to report in the time I watched.